Overview

• Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived Sunday and joined Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Western Wall in a show of alliance.
• Rubio said his goals are to secure the return of hostages, ensure humanitarian aid reaches civilians, and confront the threat posed by Hamas.
• He expressed disapproval of Israel’s recent operation on Qatari soil, noting that neither he nor the president was pleased by the action.
• President Trump praised the objective of removing Hamas yet distanced himself from the Qatar raid and signaled intent to finalize a defense agreement with Doha.
• Trump dined in New York with Qatari prime minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al‑Thani, as U.S. officials seek to preserve regional strategy and the momentum behind the Abraham Accords.